U.S. Bicycle Route 97 Explained

Country:	USA
Type:	USBR 2009
Route:	97
Length Ref:	^[1]
Established:	2011
Section1:	Southern section
Direction A1:	South
Direction B1:	North
Section2:	Northern section
Direction A2:	South
Junction2:	in Fairbanks, AK in Anchorage, AK
Direction B2:	North
Browse:	Previous Route: 95 Next Route: 1

U.S. Bicycle Route 97 (USBR 97) is the westernmost U.S. Numbered Bicycle Route, with sections in Alaska and Washington.^{[2] [3] [4]}

In Alaska, USBR 97 passes through Anchorage. Much of the route follows the Parks Highway, and it passes the entrance of Denali National Park.^[4] It has connections to U.S. Bicycle Route 8 in Fairbanks and U.S. Bicycle Route 108 in Anchorage.^[3] USBR 97 was approved by AASHTO in early May 2011, making it one of the first expansions of the U.S. Bike Route system since 1982.^{[3] [4] [5]}

The Washington section, connecting the Port Townsend–Coupeville ferry to the Peace Arch Border Crossing, was added in 2017. The segment through Washington was realigned in 2018 to use safer routes on Whidbey Island.

Notes and References

1. Application for Designation of a U.S. Bicycle Route . Barb . Chamberlain . Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials . April 20, 2018 . August 19, 2018 . https://route.transportation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/05/004_USRN_Part-4-PA-WY.pdf#page=40 . PDF.
2. The United States Bicycle Route System: Corridor Plan. Adventure Cycling Association. PDF. June 2011. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20091227081536/http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/nbrn/USBRSCorridorMap.pdf . 2009-12-27. dead. August 23, 2011. Wayback Machine.
3. Web site: It's Official! New U.S. Bicycle Routes Approved. Ginny. Sullivan. May 11, 2011. blog.adventurecycling.org. Adventure Cycling Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20110521065910/http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/05/its-official-new-us-bicycle-routes.html. 2011-05-21. dead. August 23, 2011. Wayback Machine.
4. Web site: AASHTO Approves New U.S. Bicycle Routes Across America. May 11, 2011. adventurecycling.org. Adventure Cycling Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20110814141830/http://www.adventurecycling.org/news/20110511.cfm?use=web. 2011-08-14. dead. August 23, 2011. Wayback Machine.
5. Web site: AASHTO Approves New U.S. Bicycle Routes Across America. May 13, 2011. AASHTO Journal. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. https://web.archive.org/web/20110516161239/http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/051311bikeroute.aspx. 2011-05-16. dead. August 28, 2011. Wayback Machine.